Indiana University Women’s Basketball Head Coach Teri Moren wins Gold with Team USA at FIBA U-19 Women’s World Championships Indiana head coach Teri Moren is now a two-time gold medalist as she helped USA Basketball’s U19 women’s team to a win in the championship game of FIBA U19 Women’s Championships on Sunday night. USA defeated Spain, 69-66, in Madrid, Spain. Moren previously won a gold medal with the same group playing in the 2022 U18 Women’s Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The reigning AP National Coach of the Year and the IU program’s all-time winningest coach, Moren has compiled a 200-93 record (99-57 Big Ten) during her nine seasons in Bloomington. She’s enjoyed eight straight 20-win seasons, doubling the number of 20-win seasons that the program enjoyed in the previous 41 years. She’s coming off a 2022-23 season where she guided the program to a 28-4 overall record, its first Big Ten regular season championship in 40 years, and its first-ever No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Her IU teams have earned invitations to each of the last four NCAA Tournaments and five overall during her tenure. Each of her NCAA-bound IU teams have won at least one NCAA Tournament game, while the 2020-21 team advanced to the Elite Eight and the 2021-22 team to the Sweet 16. In addition to the NCAA berths the team earned two WNIT invitations, highlighted by the 2018 WNIT Championship.
Indiana University Cross-Country announces 2023 season schedule
First-year head coach, Eric Heins, reveals the 2023 Indiana Cross Country schedule that features four races on the road for the Hoosier squad. “I am excited to get the season started,” Heins said. “This schedule gives us great opportunities to run on a variety of courses against some of the best teams in the NCAA. The regular season schedule will prepare us for our ultimate goal of competing for a Big Ten Championship and a spot at the national championships.”
The Hoosiers will begin the 2023 season on September 1 at the Redhawk Rumble hosted by Miami Ohio. Next, Indiana will head to Indiana State for a race at the Lavern Gibson Cross Country Course before traveling up north for the Loyola Lakefront Invitational hosted by Loyola University-Chicago on September 29. Indiana will close out the regular season at the Arturo Barrios Invitational hosted at Texas A&M University on October. 13. Wisconsin will host the 2023 Big Ten Cross Country Championships on October 27 followed by the NCAA Great Lakes Regional races on November 10. The 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships will take place at the University of Virginia on Saturday, November 18.
2023 Indiana Cross Country Schedule
September 1 Redhawk Rumble Miami, Ohio
September 16 John McNichols Invitational Terre Haute, Ind.
September 29 Loyola Lakefront Invitational Chicago, Ill.
October 13 Arturo Barrios Invitational College Station, Texas
October 27 Big Ten Championships Madison, Wis.
November 10 NCAA Great Lakes Regional Madison, Wis.
November 18 NCAA Championships Charlottesville, Va.
Josh Matheny Seventh in 100 Breast, Ching Gan Shatters Own Singapore National Record at the World Aquatics Championships
Josh Matheny finished seventh in the world in the 100-meter breaststroke, going 59.45 in the championship heat at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka Japan. The World Championships debutant will also swim the 200 breast later this week. Singaporean Ching Hwee Gan won the second of four heats in the 1,500-meter freestyle Monday morning, making history along the way. Her 16:20.88 blew away her previous national record time (16:31.48) by over 10 seconds. The NCAA silver medalist in the 1,650-yard freestyle, Gan finished 14th overall in the 1,500-meter race at worlds.
Lilly King will have a great shot at another World Championships medal as the No. 2 seed in the 100-meter breaststroke final, set for at 8:45am this morning Bloomington Time. King went 59.45 on Monday to win her semifinal heat. Representing Germany, Rafael Miroslaw finished 12th in the world in the 200 free after qualifying for the semifinal, where he dropped a 1:46.30.
Two Indiana University Wrestlers to complete in the 2023 Poland Open
Indiana Wrestling’s Derek Gilcher and D.J. Washington is set to compete in the 2023 Ziolkowski/Pytlasinski Poland Open, also known as the Poland Open. Gilcher and Washington will compete on July 28-29. The tournament will take place in Warsaw, Poland, and feature wrestlers from all over the world.
It is a senior level tournament with multiple competitions for different wrestling styles. Gilcher and Washington will both compete in only the freestyle section of the open. Gilcher will compete at 74 kg while Washington will compete in the 86 kg weight class. Both Gilcher and Washington have had lots of success on the freestyle scene this offseason. In April, Gilcher took fifth place at 74 kg in the senior level U.S. Open. In the U23 World Team Trials in June, Washington finished in second place at 86 kg.
Indiana Fever drop road contest to the New York Liberty
The Indiana Fever dropped to 6-16 on the season after falling to the New York Liberty on Sunday afternoon, 101-83. After the Liberty scored 44 points in the first frame, a new WNBA record for most points in a quarter, the Fever outscored New York 66-57 the rest of the way. The Fever head west to take on the Los Angeles Sparks for a pair of games beginning tonight at 10pm and The game will be broadcast on the official Indiana Fever Facebook page and on NBA TV.
Victoria Vivians led the Fever in the scoring column for the first time this season as she contributed 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the floor. Vivians recorded a season-high four steals as well as five rebounds, three assists and one block. Erica Wheeler followed Vivians in the scoring column with 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the court, while Kelsey Mitchell added 13 points and four assists. Rookie guard Grace Berger pitched in nine points in 19 minutes off the bench, dished out a career-high five assists and pulled down four rebounds. The Former IU star went 3-6 from the field, 1-2 from three-point range and 2-2 from the free throw line along with two turnovers. Vivians, Mitchell, Wheeler, Berger and Aliyah Boston combined to shoot a perfect 13-of-13 from the charity stripe. In addition, Indiana tied a season best 10 steals and recorded 38 of its 83 points in the paint.
New York set the tone for the matchup from the tip shooting a perfect 9-of-9 from the floor through the first six minutes of play and would eventually close the quarter shooting 83.3 percent (15-of-18). Lexie Hull led Indiana with five points in the quarter as the Fever finished the quarter shooting 7-of-12 (58.3 percent) from the court. A 33-8 scoring run gave the Liberty the 44-17 lead at the end of the first frame. The Fever fought back in the second quarter and outscored the Liberty, 29-24, to record its second highest scoring quarter of the season. Vivians guided Indiana as she netted 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting to go along with two assists in the quarter. Indiana finished the quarter on a 20-8 run, but the Liberty maintained their advantage as the first half ended, 68-46.
Mitchell and Wheeler led the charge to open the second half as they contributed eight and six points respectively in the third frame. The Liberty slowed its offensive pace in the third quarter as Indiana’s defense held them to 8-of-18 shooting (44.4 percent) from the court. Despite outscoring New York in the final frame, 19-14, the Fever were unable to overcome the remaining deficit as time expired. New York led by as many as 34 points on one occasion, and the closest Indiana came after that point of the game was 16 points in the fourth quarter. Liberty forward Betnijah Laney led all scorers with 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the court, with 12 of those points being recorded in the first quarter. Jonquel Jones, who had ten points in the first quarter, contributed a double-double in the win as she ended the matchup with 18 points to go along with 11 rebounds.
Sabrina Ionescu and Marine Johannès each contributed 12 points, with all of Jonannès’s points being earned from four completed three-point field goals on seven attempts. In addition, Courtney Vandersloot pitched in nine points and a game-high 10 assists. New York entered the matchup averaging a league leading 11 three-point field goals per contest and recorded 12 three-pointers on 19 attempts within the first half alone. The Liberty came one three-pointer shy of tying the WNBA record for most three-point field goals in a game as they finished the matchup shooting 17-of-34 from the three-point line.
Indianapolis Colts sign their remaining 2023 Draft Picks ahead of Training Camp
With the business side of things taken care of Anthony Richardson can get down to the business of developing into the Indianapolis Colts’ quarterback of the future. The No. 4 overall pick in the April draft has signed his guaranteed four-year rookie deal that’s worth $33.99 million and includes a $21.722 million signing bonus. It also includes a fifth-year option. NFL Network’s Ian Rapaport and Tom Pelissero reported Richardson will receive his entire signing bonus upfront. That represents financial security for Richardson and his family, and the Colts obviously believed he was worth the investment. Richardson already has acclimated himself with his new surroundings and teammates. He participated in the May 5-6 rookie minicamp, then returned to the Indiana Farm Bureau Football complex for the organized team activities (OTAs). He and Gardner Minshew II essentially split first-team repetitions. The resolution of Richardson’s contract allows that to continue with players reporting to Grand Park Sports Campus in Westfield today for the start of training camp as all 12 2023 draft picks are officially signed. Richardson planned on moving family members to Indy to serve as his support staff and help keep him grounded. Richardson is the newest face of the franchise and is following in large footsteps. Along with taking Luck No. 1 overall in 2012, the Colts underwent a seismic change when they selected Peyton Manning No. 1 overall in 1998.
JuJu Brent’s return home has been sweetened by a lucrative rookie contract. The former Warren Central High School standout has signed a four-year, $8.197 million contract as the Indianapolis Colts’ second-round draft pick. The deal includes a signing bonus of approximately $2.96 million, according to projections from overthecap.com. The Colts also signed fourth-round pick Blake Freeland. The offensive tackle is due a four-year, $4.665 million contract with a $815,880 signing bonus. Brents’ stock rose on the strength of two seasons at Kansas State during which he posted five interceptions and 11 passes defended. He led the Wildcats with four interceptions and eight passes defended and was named first-team All-Big 12 last season. It’s a perfect fit for Brents, who laid the foundation for an NFL career at Warren Central and was an ardent Colts fan growing up. Brents should be given every opportunity to see extensive playing time as a rookie, perhaps even start. He missed the team’s offseason work while recovering from wrist surgery.
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